Fast-Track Programs
Fast-track programs are designed to permit undergraduate students enrolled at UT Dallas to begin work on a graduate-level degree, such as the MBA or Master of Science (M.S.), before completing their undergraduate degree. Qualified seniors may take graduate courses in management that will apply toward the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree and also satisfy requirements for a master's degree. These courses will be selected from a list determined by the school.
Admission to fast-track programs requires that students:
- Have completed at least 15 hours at UT Dallas.
- Are within 30 hours of graduation.
- Have a GPA of 3.0.
- Have completed all lower-level required courses.
- Have completed STAT 3360 or its equivalent.
To remain in a fast-track program a student must:
- Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
- Achieve grades of B or better in graduate coursework.
Fast-track courses taken during the undergraduate senior year must be well chosen so that they satisfy the requirements of the B.S. degree and those of the intended MBA/M.S. degree. Students in one major may choose to fast-track into another major. Students can take the fast-track courses as substitutes for major required courses, as guided and/or as free electives. Students from other schools at UT Dallas can fast-track into SOM degrees as long as they meet the fast-track admission requirements. Students must earn a grade of at least B in fast-track courses, otherwise the courses only count toward the undergraduate degree.
Admission to a fast-track program does not guarantee admission to the graduate program. Students are required to meet admission requirements of the MBA and M.S. programs, including taking the GMAT Exam. Students may delay for up to one year entering the graduate program and have their fast-track courses count toward their graduate degree. Details of the programs are available from the School of Management Advising Office.
Eligible students in Accounting and Information Management should consider the Professional Program in Accounting.
Fast-Track MBA
Graduate Courses |
Undergraduate Equivalent |
|---|---|
OPRE 6301 Quantitative Methods for Business Decision-Making |
STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics |
FIN 6301 Financial Management |
BA 3341 Business Finance |
MIS 6350 Info Tech and Info Age Enterprise |
BA 3351 Intro to MIS |
OB 6301 Intro to Organizational Behavior |
BA 3361 Organizational Behavior |
MKT 6301 Intro to Marketing Management |
BA 3365 Marketing Management |
OPRE 6302 Operations Management |
BA 3352 Production Management |
* IMS 5200 Global Business |
*BA 4371 International Business |
* This substitution can only be made if the student has enough upper level business credit to make up for the one-hour difference in credit hours. Independent study cannot be used. |
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Fast-Track Master of Science With a Concentration in Finance (M.S.-M.A.S.)
Graduate Courses |
Undergraduate Equivalent |
|---|---|
OPRE 6301 Quantitative Methods for Business Decision-Making |
STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics |
FIN 6301 Financial Management |
BA 3341 Business Finance |
FIN 6320 Money and Capital Markets |
BA 4345 Money and Capital Markets |
FIN 6310 Investments |
BA 4346 Investments |
AIM 6344 Financial Statement Analysis |
AIM 4336 Financial Statement Analysis |
Fast-Track Master of Science in Accounting and Information Management
Graduate Courses |
Undergraduate Equivalent |
|---|---|
AIM 6332 Issues in Financial Reporting |
AIM 3332 Intermediate Financial II |
AIM 6334 Auditing |
AIM 3334 Auditing |
AIM 6340 Software Project Management |
AIM 4344 Software Project Management |
AIM 6344 Financial Statement Analysis |
AIM 4336 Financial Statement Analysis |
AIM 6345 Business Valuation |
AIM 4337 Business Valuation |
AIM 6347 Cost Benefit Analysis for Technology Management |
AIM 4342 Accounting Information Systems |
AIM 6351 Individual Taxation |
AIM 3351 Individual Taxation |